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Dave Bayford, the senior coastguard operational manager at Humber Coastguard, said teams were becoming more proactive in their work, but could not offer a reason as to why it had been such a busy year.

Mr Bayford said: "We've had a particularly busy year up and down the east coast from Bridlington to Hull, but why that is I really don't know.

Coastguard crews in Hornsea had one of their busiest ever years in 2017.

"We didn't have a hot summer like we did in '76 where you'd get an increase in people using the open water so we can't put it down to that. There's nothing we can really put our finger on.

"In our work we are trying to be more proactive - as soon as a flood alert is issued we'll have volunteers out there making sure that members of the public are safe.

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"We're also using social media as a tool more these days and we use it to make the public aware of the incidents we cover and to educate them about the dangers of open water. We're there to assist people when required and keep them safe.

"Our key message is to be responsible when you go into the water and don't drink before you go in."

The busiest months for the crews were January and April, with 24 incidents between them. Saturday was by far the busiest day, with a total of 29 out of the 100 callouts coming on the sixth day of the week.

Breakdown of HM Coastguard Hornsea callouts in 2017

13 missing person reports and conducted searches 3 cliff related incidents 3 persons cut off by the tide8 reports of vessels in distress22 ordnance incidents5 person in difficulties3 helicopter landing sites4 medical evacuations13 persons in distress 2 investigations in to red flare sightings1 vehicle stuck on the beach.1 report of a whale on the beach5 unknown items on the beach2 police incidents5 persons in difficulties in the water1 dog in difficulty in water 9 flood related incidents